General Riddles

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

I am a 7 letter word. I become longer when my third letter is removed. Who am I?

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

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